Rush-hour traffic relief coming for more than 120K NJ commuters — but there’s one big catch
New Jersey plans to alleviate rush-hour traffic for over 120,000 commuters by widening a congested section of Route 9 north. The project aims to reduce accidents and delays caused by a bottleneck at the Garden State Parkway exit. Construction is set to begin in fall 2029, with completion expected by 2030.
- ▪The busy highway's one-lane exit onto the Garden State Parkway in Sayreville will be widened.
- ▪There have been 80 crashes on the less-than-half-mile stretch of Route 9 north, primarily rear-end collisions.
- ▪71% of morning rush hour drivers on Route 9 use the Parkway North exit.
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| Publication time | Wed, 27 May 2026 11:52:36 -0400 |
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Metro Rush-hour traffic relief coming for more than 120K NJ commuters — but there’s one big catch By Natalie O'Neill Published May 27, 2026, 11:52 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Tens of thousands of New Jersey drivers will get major rush-hour traffic relief when the state fixes a perpetually bottlenecked, crash-plagued section of Route 9 north — but getting it done won’t be speedy, officials said. The busy highway’s often-clogged one-lane exit onto the Garden State Parkway in Sayreville will be widened and another lane will be added — by 2030, according to state DOT officials. The headache-inducing strip of roadway is sometimes backed up for more than a mile — as roughly 120,000 vehicles use it daily, according to the agency.
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